Kathryn Brown

Chief Executive Officer, The Internet Society (ISOC)

BA (Hons), Marist College; JD (Hons), Syracuse University College of Law. Veteran of internet policy development and corporate responsibility initiatives that have aided in the internet’s global expansion; career spans the public and private sector, including serving in the United States National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) as well as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) during the Clinton Administration. Has also headed up policy and global corporate social responsibility initiatives for telecom provider Verizon as well working on legal and regulatory communications policy for law firms and consultancies. 2014, joined the Internet Society as President and Chief Executive Officer. Member of the Advisory Board: Public Interest Registry (.ORG); mPowering Development Advisory Board, ITU; USC Annenberg Innovation Lab.

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